SOLUTION: Please help me solve this word problem Find two consecutive even integers such that their sum is 125 more than half of the first integer.

SOLUTION: Please help me solve this word problem Find two consecutive even integers such that their sum is 125 more than half of the first integer.

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Question 786153: Please help me solve this word problem
Find two consecutive even integers such that their sum is 125 more than half of the first integer.
Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
consecutive even integers: x, (x+2)

x + (x+2) = 125 + x/2
2x + 2 = x/2 + 125
3x/2 = 123
x = 82

The integers are 82 and 84.
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